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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Dickinson v. Hoomes 42 Va. 303 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Henderlite v. Thurman 63 Va. 466 1872 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Raper v. Sanders 62 Va. 60 1871 0 Collusion to sell SC of Appeals VA
Beverley v. Walden 61 Va. 147 1870 0 Recover of land SC of Appeals VA
Skipwith v. Cabell's Ex'or 60 Va. 758 1870 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Dudleys v. Dudleys 30 Va. 436 1832 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Newman v. Davis 2 D.C. 16 1810 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Outlaw v. Hurdle 46 N.C. 150 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilson v. Allen 54 N.C. 24 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina